Town have agreed a fee with FC Nordsjælland for Norwegian international forward Sindre Walle Egeli.

Just over a week ago, the Blues were reported to be close to a deal for the 19-year-old with discussions having continued between the sides.

The clubs have now come to an agreement regarding a fee and the right-sided attacker was pictured on a flight from Copenhagen to the UK this morning and will be at the club to complete the formalities on his switch later this morning.

The fee is understood to be lower than reports in Denmark which claim the Blues will be paying an initial €20 million (£17.33 million) plus potentially a further €5 million (£4.3 million) in add-ons but will almost certainly be a new record paid by a Championship club, eclipsing the £15.4 million Burnley paid Genk for Mike Tresor last summer.

Larvik-born Egeli joined Nordsjælland’s academy from Sandefjord in his home country in 2022 and since then has made 43 appearances, scoring 11 goals and picking up 10 assists.

Having won Norway caps at U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 levels, he won his first and so far only full cap in 2024.

Given his age, Egeli wouldn’t count towards Town’s 25-man Championship squad.

Photo: Claus Birch

Tedray added 12:04 - Aug 29 All this is very exciting - giving the manager the tools to work with and a great uplift for the fans.Perhaps now we can have a great uplift up the table.Come on my boyhood team lets accomplish good things.and show who are the kings of East Anglia and hopefully further afield.I think that the recruitment team have been teasing us all along.
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brendenward35 added 12:05 - Aug 29 Been like waiting for a bus waiting ages and all 3 come in together, hopefully all these new players will strengthen the team.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 12:08 - Aug 29 If this comes off - and it looks as if it will - it's potentially the top signing of the bunch. Very excited by this lad. I like your Norwegian greeting, rkl. Swedish is pretty similar: Välkommen till Ipswich, Sindre!
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Edmundo added 12:39 - Aug 29 Well done to those who are now admitting their doubts were unfounded. It's fine to be dubious, as Town fans we've been burned so many times. But the good times are still here COYB.
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Stato added 13:03 - Aug 29 after an underwhelming stsrt to the transfer window this has been a very exciting 48 hours and now we have a balanced squad that looks ready to win the championship. Ashton has his halo back and now up to McKenna to deliver
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Dissboyitfc added 13:25 - Aug 29 Ashton never lost his halo, this has been a very good window!
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JewellintheTown added 13:42 - Aug 29 Game on! It's only gentlemanly to give the opposition a few points start. We might give the odd few more away before gelling, but the future looks very promising if we bag him as expected. What a choice we have of versatillity & depth across the board. Question is, who are in & out of the 25 (excluding younger players) & who are being farmed out on loan or sale?

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johnwarksshorts added 13:46 - Aug 29 Bluewhiteboy you're Soooo Negative. Great business done by Town. 43 games left.
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Dwjs added 13:51 - Aug 29 So where is our out and out centre forward coming from??? Delap replacement???? We seem to buying anyone who wants to come!! All we need to do now is get rid of the stupid double pivot which doesn't work....
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Linkboy13 added 13:52 - Aug 29 Will take time for Egeli to get acclimatised to the pace of the championship.
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Bazza8564 added 14:00 - Aug 29 Dwjs.Ivan plays as a 9, Akpom CAN play as a 9 and Sindre can play there too.Not really sure what you are expecting
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Bazza8564 added 14:08 - Aug 29 There have been lots of comments about why haven't we signed all these players sooner, why didnt we sell Omari sooner... etc etc Well,two reasons really, unless you are Liverpool who had £210m to spend before June 30th and youve just won the title, or you are Real Madrid, you have to wait. Let's face it, we aren't buying players from Morcambe and Fleetwood Town any more are we? And if you still dont get it, I feel for you, the penny may never drop. Oh and Ive probably added you to the ignore list for daft comments.....

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Gazelle added 14:25 - Aug 29 Where have all the moaners gone ?
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John_Grose added 14:45 - Aug 29 Looking at the confident penalty in his reel I think he might be even better than Al Hamadi!
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